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MANUAL 


OF  THE 

BOARD  OF  FOREIGN  MISSIONS 

OF  THE 

REFORMED  CHURCH  IN  AMERICA 


FOR  THE  USE  OF  CANDIDATES  AND  MISSIONARIES  UNDER 
APPOINTMENT  AND  IN  THEIR  FIELDS  OF  LABOR 


PREPARED  AND  PUBLISHED  BY  THE  BOARD 


NEW  YORK 

REFORMED  CHURCH  BUILDING 
25  East  Twenty-second  Street 
1909 


CONTENTS. 


PAGE. 

1.  The  Boards .  4 

2.  Board  of  Foreign  Missions .  5 

3.  Woman’s  Board .  6 

4.  Qualifications  of  Candidates .  8 

5.  Applications  and  Testimonials . 11 

6.  Appointment  . 14 

7.  Missionaries  under  Appointment . 17 

8.  Outfit  and  Travel . 18 

9.  In  the  Field . 21 

10.  Recall,  Furloughs  and  Return . 27 

11.  Children  of  Missionaries . 32 

12.  The  Mission — Constitution  and  Powers . 33 

13.  Appeals  . '. . 36 

14.  Estimates  . 37 

15.  Financial  . 38 

16.  Mission  Treasurer . 41 

17.  Correspondence  and  Reports . 42 


Adopted  December  10,  1908.  All  previous  editions 
of  the  Manual  are  superseded  by  this  issue. 


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MANUAL. 


This  pamphlet  is  designed  for  the  use  of  the  Board 
and  its  missionaries.  Its  object  is  to  set  forth,  as 
nearly  as  may  be,  the  relations  of  missionaries  to  the 
Board  and  to  the  Missions  of  which  they  are  members. 
Those  relations  have  always  been  of  the  most  cordial 
and  fraternal  character.  It  is  desired  that  they  may 
always  remain  so,  for  the  Board  and  the  missionaries 
are  but  helpers  of  one  another,  and  workers  together 
in  the  common  service  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  and 
of  His  Church.  That  this  may  be  the  case,  the  prin¬ 
ciples  on  which  the  work  of  the  Board  and  the  Mis¬ 
sions  are  conducted  should  be  expressed  in  rules  which 
tend  to  promote  regular  and  orderly  procedure.  These 
rules  should  be  clearly  understood  and  will  be  found 
herein.  They  are  the  result  of  long  experience,  yet 
they  are  susceptible  of  changes  in  the  future  as  neces¬ 
sity  or  adaptability  to  changing  circumstances  may  dic¬ 
tate.  Any  questions  not  provided  for,  will  receive 
the  careful  consideration  of  the  Board  as  4hey  may, 
from  time  to  time,  arise.  But,  until  so  changed,  the 
assent  of  every  missionary  who  accepts  an  appointment 
will  be  assumed. 


PART  I. 


The  Boards. 

The  Board  of  Foreign  Missions  acts  under  a 
Constitution  approved  by  the  General  Synod  of  the 
Reformed  Church  in  America.  It  is  composed  of 
twenty-seven  members,  ministers  and  laymen,  of  whom 
nine  are  chosen  annually  by  the  Synod,  and  who 
serve  for  three  years.  It  is  also  a  corporate  body,  by 
special  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  New 
York  in  i860  and  1873. 

The  Woman's  Board  of  Foreign  Missions  was 
organized  in  1875,  and  acts  under  the  Constitution 
adopted  at  that  time,  but  somewhat  modified  in  1892. 
It  was  incorporated  under  the  General  “Act  for  the 
Incorporation  of  Benevolent,  Charitable,  Scientific  and 
Missionary  Societies”  in  the  State  of  New  York. 

The  Arabian  Mission  was  organized  in  1889, 
and  incorporated  in  1891,  under  the  Laws  of  the 
State  of  New  Jersey.  In  1894,  in  accordance  with  the 
action  of  the  General  Synod,  and  by  mutual  agree¬ 
ment,  it  was  taken  under  the  care  of  the  Board  of 
Foreign  Missions.  Its  affairs  are  administered  by 
Trustees  chosen  from  the  members  of  the  Board,  its 
distinct  corporate  existence  being  preserved.  All  its 
receipts,  expenditures  and  accounts  are  kept  entirely 
separate  from  those  of  the  Board.  The  rules  con¬ 
tained  in  this  Manual  are  also  the  rules  of  the  Arabian 
Mission  so  far  as  applicable.  It  acts  under  a  Con¬ 
stitution  adopted  in  1894. 


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CHAPTER  I. 

The  Board  of  Foreign  Missions. 

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1.  The  Board  claims  no  ecclesiastical  authority, 
and  attempts  to  exercise  none.  Its  missionaries  are 
subject  to  the  authority  and  discipline  of  the  Classes 
or  Churches  to  which  they  belong. 

2.  But,  as  the  agent  of  the  General  Synod  of  the 
Reformed  Church,  charged  with  the  direction  of  its 
Foreign  Mission  work,  it  is  and  holds  itself  under  a 
solemn  responsibility  to  the  Church  in  regard  to  the 
character  and  capacity  of  those  who  represent  it  in  the 
field ;  as  to  the  propriety  of  the  methods  employed,  the 
fidelity  with  which  the  labors  of  the  missionaries  are 
performed  and  the  principles  of  the  Gospel,  as  they  are 
held  by  the  Church,  maintained  and  propagated ;  and 
as  to  the  economical  use  of' the  funds  contributed  by 
the  churches,  etc.,  and  committed  to  its  trust  for  the 
sacred  duty  with  which  it  is  charged. 

3.  The  Board  will  welcome  and  carefully  consider 
the  application  of  any  who  may  desire  to  devote  them¬ 
selves  to  missionary  work  in  general,  or  to  any  special 
department  of  it.  For  the  information  and  guidance 
of  such  applicants,  a  special  leaflet  and  blank  forms 
are  provided  and  will  be  furnished  to  those  who  desire 
them. 

4.  The  reception  of  applications,  the  appointment 
of  missionaries,  the  assignment  of  their  fields  of  labor 
and  their  dismissal  are  in  the  hands  of  the  Executive 
Committee;  or,  for  the  Arabian  Mission,  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 

5.  In  making  appointments,  the  Board  will  be  gov¬ 
erned  by  the  necessities  of  the  work  in  the  different 
fields  under  its  care,  and  by  the  amount  of  money  at 


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its  disposal.  The  fact  of  application  shall  in  no  case 
be  regarded  as  constituting  a  claim  for  appointment, 
and  any  appointments  may  be  recalled  by  the  Board 
when,  in  its  judgment,  the  best  interests  of  its  work 
so  require. 

6.  Where  a  missionary  is  required  for  some  par¬ 
ticular  service,  or  in  any  emergency  arising  on  the 
field,  the  Board  holds  itself  at  liberty  to  issue  a  call 
to  such  person  as  it  may  deem  qualified  and  desirable, 
in  a  manner  similar  to  the  calling  of  a  pastor  by  an 
individual  church. 

7.  Whenever,  in  the  course  of  the  year,  the  con¬ 
dition  of  the  Treasury  may  warrant,  the  Board  may, 
from  time  to  time,  make  additional  appropriations  for 
such  other  objects  as  may  be  desired  by  the  Missions 
and  approved  by  the  Board,  in  the  order  of  their 
importance. 

8.  No  application  for  an  additional  appropriation 
on  the  part  of  any  individual  missionary  will,  in  any 
case,  be  considered  by  the  Board,  which  has  not  first 
been  submitted  to  the  Mission  to  which  he  or  she 
belongs,  and  its  action  thereon,  whether  favorable  or 
otherwise,  transmitted  to  the  Board. 

CHAPTER  II. 

The  Woman's  Board. 

1.  The  work  of  the  Board  of  Foreign  Missions 
and  of  the  Woman’s  Board  is  distinctly  recognized  to 
be  one,  though  the  latter  is  specially  designed  and 
conducted  for  the  benefit  of  women  and  children  in  our 
mission  fields. 

2.  All  appointments  to  the  several  missions  are 
reserved  in  the  hands  of  the  Board  of  Foreign 
Missions. 


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3.  No  appointments  of  missionaries  to  be  sup¬ 
ported  by  the  Woman’s  Board  will  be  made  without 
first  obtaining  the  assurance  of  that  Board  as  to  its 
ability  and  willingness  to  become  responsible  for  their 
support. 

4.  The  Woman’s  Board  will  undertake  no  work 
which  involves  continuous  expenditure  without  first 
consulting  the  Board  of  Foreign  Missions  as  to  its 
necessity  and  advisability,  and  obtaining  its  favorable 
recommendation. 

5.  Similarly,  the  Board  of  Foreign  Missions  will 
undertake  no  work  for  which  the  Woman’s  Board  is 
desired  and  expected  to  provide  without  the  consent 
and  approval  of  that  Board  previously  obtained. 

6.  Furloughs  will  be  granted  to  missionaries  sup¬ 
ported  by  the  Woman’s  Board  only  after  reference  to 
that  Board  and  approval  by  it,  inasmuch  as  the  expense 
involved  will  properly  be  borne  by  that  Board. 

7.  The  same  principle  holds  good  in  regard  to  the 
return  of  such  missionaries  to  their  respective  fields, 
and  the  question  of  refit,  when  their  furloughs  have 
expired. 

8.  All  money  contributed  by  the  Woman’s  Board, 
not  otherwise  specially  designated,  shall  be  carefully 
applied  to  the  special  work  for  women  and  children 
for  which  it  has  assumed  responsibility,  and  of  which 
an  Annual  Estimate  shall  be  furnished  to  it  by  the 
Executive  Committee,  before  the  final  action  of  the 
Board  of  Foreign  Missions.' 

9.  When  reduction  from  the  Estimates  becomes 
necessary,  it  shall  be  applied  to  all  the  work  of  the 
Missions  admitting  of  reduction  without  distinction, 
with  the  sole  exception  of  specific  sums  contributed 
for  specific  objects. 


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io.  In  the  event  of  a  surplus  of  contributions  from 
the  Woman’s  Board,  above  the  obligations  assumed  by 
it,  or  of  such  reduction  as  is  indicated  in  Section  9, 
it  is  agreed  that  such  surplus,  or  the  amount  of  such 
reduction,  when  the  Estimates  furnished  the  Woman’s 
Board  are  fully  met,  shall  be  applied  to  the  support 
of  missionaries  (women)  who  are  not  now  supported 
by  the  Woman’s  Board  but  who  are  actually  engaged 
in  work  for  women  and  children. 

PART  II. 

CANDIDATES,  APPLICATIONS  AND  TESTIMONIALS. 

CHAPTER  I. 

Qualifications. 

Qualifications  for  missionary  service  are  both  gen¬ 
eral  and  special. 

G  enera  1  Q  ua  lip  ca  tit  ms. 

1.  The  general  qualifications  do  not  differ  mate¬ 
rially  from  those  which  render  a  minister  or  other 
Christian  worker  useful  and  acceptable  at  home.  They 
are  such  as  these— devoted  and  consistent  piety  and 
consecration  to  Christ  and  His  glory;  prayerful  habits 
and  a  devotional  spirit ;  a  blameless  life  and  good  rep¬ 
utation  ;  suitable  age,  sound  health,  and  a  constitution 
unimpaired;  familiarity  with  the  Bible,  love  for  its 
use  and  study,  and  acquaintance  with  the  leading  doc¬ 
trines  of  the  Gospel ;  good  intellectual  ability  devel¬ 
oped  and  disciplined  by  education ;  a  reasonable  apti¬ 
tude  for  and  facility  in  acquiring  languages ;  aptness 
to  teach  ;  good  temper,  sound  judgment,  tact,  adapt¬ 
ability  to  men  and  circumstances,  cheerfulness,  ability 


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to  work  in  harmony  with  others,  persistent  energy  in 
the  execution  of  plans  once  formed  and  adopted,  and 
“a  large  share  of  good  common  sense.” 

2.  It  is  especially  desirable  and  important  that 
candidates  should  have  had  some  experience  in  active 
Christian  work  at  home.  Experience  as  a  pastor  in 
this  country  is  an  admirable  qualification  for  missionary 
service. 

3.  It  may  be  said,  also,  that  any  gift,  talent,  or 
acquirement  likely  to  add  to  usefulness  at  home  will 
add  at  least  as  much  abroad,  and  the  very  highest 
mental  power,  intellectual  attainment,  personal  culture 
and  refinement,  executive  ability,  organizing  or  admin¬ 
istrative  capacity,  fertility  in  resources  and  expedients, 
eloquence,  will  find  ample  scope  in  Mission  fields ;  that 
nowhere  are  they  more  needed,  and  nowhere  will 
their  exercise  bring  larger  rewards  to  the  servant  or 
greater  glory  to  the  Master.  Let  no  one  who  has  this 
work  in  view  yield  to  the  delusion  that  anything  he 
is  or  has  is  too  precious  to  be  used  in  Foreign  Mission 
work.  On  the  contrary,  that  work  is  so  great,  so 
difficult,  so  exacting  and  so  far-reaching  in  its  pur¬ 
poses  and  consequences,  as  to  demand  all  that  is  best 
in  the  men  and  women  who  engage  in  it,  and  the  very 
best  men  and  women  the  Church  can  supply. 

Special  Qualifications. 

4.  These  have  reference  to  the  special  form  or 
department  of  service  in  which  the  individual  may 
desire,  or  be  appointed,  to  engage.  As  the  work 
usually  carried  on  may  be  generally  divided  into  Evan¬ 
gelistic,  Educational  and  Medical,  so  each  person 
desiring  to  enter  on  either  of  these  departments  of 
service  should  have  those  special  qualifications  which 
each  demands. 


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5.  The  evangelistic  missionary  should  be  a  regu¬ 
larly  ordained  minister  (or  one  having  ordination  in 
view),  with  the  advantages  of  Collegiate  and  Theo¬ 
logical  training. 

6.  The  teacher  should  have  special  training  for 
such  service ;  some  acquaintance  with  the  best  approved 
methods  of  teaching  and  government,  with  knowledge 
of  child-nature,  thought  and  life ;  experience  in  teach¬ 
ing,  and  the  faculty  of  winning  the  affection  of 
scholars. 

7.  The  medical  missionary  should,  in  all  cases,  be  a 
graduate  of  a  recognized  and  reputable  Medical  Col¬ 
lege,  with  the  usual  degree.  If  he  has  had  a  period  of 
practice  in  this  country,  so  much  the  better.  In  par¬ 
ticular,  he  should  be  familiar  with  the  practice  of  sur¬ 
gery  and  the  compounding  of  medicines  and  prescrip¬ 
tions.  It  is  important  that  he  be  acquainted  with  the 
natural  sciences,  especially  those  allied  with  the  study 
and  practice  of  his  profession,  and  that  he  be  deter¬ 
mined  to  make  his  professional  work  subservient  to 
the  furtherance  of  the  Gospel.  He  must  be  a  student 
of  the  Bible ;  it  is  also  desirable  that  he  be  well  read 
in  Christian  theology  and  familiar  with  the  doctrines 
and  standards  of  the  Reformed  Church. 

8.  In  the  case  of  single  women  it  is  desired  that 
the  applicant  have,  in  addition  to  a  full  High  School 
or  College  training,  or  its  equivalent,  experience  in 
Sunday-school  and  other  departments  of  Church  work, 
and,  if  possible,  special  training  in  methods  of  teach¬ 
ing,  in  general  evangelistic  work,  and  other  subjects 
closely  related  to  her  work  as  a  missionary. 


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CHAPTER  II. 

Applications  and  Testimonials. 

In  view  of  the  varied  and  solemn  responsibilities  of 
missionaries,  and  the  serious  consequences  to  the 
Church  and  to  the  individual  of  a  possible  mistake 
in  so  important  a  matter,  the  Board  regards  itself  as 
obliged,  before  appointing  any  person,  to  obtain  as  full 
a  knowledge  as  possible  of  his  character  and  qualifi¬ 
cations  for  the  work  in  which  he  seeks  to  be  engaged. 
Candidates,  in  their  applications,  are  earnestly 
entreated  to  exercise  the  greatest  carefulness,  to  be 
conscientiously  accurate  in  statement  and  true  to  their 
convictions.  All  such  communications  will  be  regarded 
as  strictly  confidential  by  the  Board. 

Applies  tions. 

i.  All  applications  for  appointment  as  a  mission¬ 
ary  must  be  made  by  the  person  seeking  such  appoint¬ 
ment,  in  his  own  handwriting,  addressed  to  the  Cor¬ 
responding  Secretary,  and  should  state  concisely,  but 
distinctly,  his  age,  native  place,  residence,  early  edu¬ 
cation,  previous  and  present  employments,  his  state  of 
health  at  the  present  time  and  in  the  past ;  the  length 
of  time  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Church,  and  his 
motives  in  desiring  to  become  a  missionary;  his  expec¬ 
tation  in  reference  to  marriage  (if  single)  ;  the  field  he 
prefers,  and  the  reasons  for  such  preference,  and  the 
department  of  work  in  which  he  wishes  to  engage, 
together  with  such  other  items  as  may  be  desired. 

N.  B. — Blank  forms  for  such  statement  will  be  fur¬ 
nished  to  those  who  may  desire  to  make  application, 
by  the  Corresponding  Secretary,  when  deemed  expe¬ 
dient.  But  the  giving  such  blank  and  the  receipt  of 


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such  application  should  in  no  case  be  regarded  as  con¬ 
stituting  a  claim  for  appointment. 

2.  If  the  applicant  be  in  a  Theological  Seminary, 
Medical  or  other  school,  the  proper  time  for  the  pre¬ 
sentation  of  his  application  is  at  or  near  the  com¬ 
mencement  of  his  last  year  of  study.  In  other  cases 
it  is  desirable  that  it  be  made  at  least  six  months  before 
preparation  is  completed,  or  the  probable  time  of  depar¬ 
ture  if  appointed. 

3.  The  application  of  those  who  are  or  who  expect 
to  be  the  wives  of  missionaries  are  usually  presented 
through  their  husbands,  present  or  intended,  and 
should  embrace,  as  far  as  they  are  applicable,  the  same 
particulars.  In  the  case  of  single  women,  substantially 
the  same  course  should  be  followed  as  shown  in  section 
1,  above. 

Testimonials. 

4.  In  addition  to  the  personal  application  of  the 
individual,  the  following  testimonials  shall  be  required, 
viz. :  from  his  pastor ;  from  the  physician  of  his  family, 
or  one  who  may  have  attended  him ;  from  his  instruc¬ 
tors,  separately  or  jointly;  from  persons  of  intelligence 
and  piety,  who  have  known  him  well.  Such  testi¬ 
monials  shall  relate  to  his  Christian  character  and 
standing  as  a  member  of  the  Church  ;  his  natural  talents 
and  temper,  and  the  probability  of  working  happily 
with  others;  his  judgment,  discretion  and  common 
sense ;  his  literary  and  theological  attainments,  and 
his  professional  ability  or  skill,  according  to  the  depart¬ 
ment  in  which  he  is  to  labor ;  his  habits  of  improving 
time  and  opportunities  of  usefulness ;  his  personal  hab¬ 
its  of  economy,  and  those  of  his  family,  if  he  have 
one ;  his  facility  in  acquiring  languages ;  his  personal 


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appearance,  manners  and  address ;  any  peculiarities  of 
character,  habits,  constitution  of  the  applicant  or  any 
immediate  members  of  his  family  that  may  seem  to 
have  a  bearing  on  the  case ;  his  fitness  for  a  particular 
field,  and  peculiarities  as  a  preacher. 

5.  The  testimonials  of  ordained  ministers  and  theo¬ 
logical  students  should,  in  all  cases,  include  the  cer¬ 
tificate  of  membership  and  recommendation  of  the 
Classis  or  other  ecclesiastical  body  to  which  the  appli¬ 
cant  belongs. 

6.  If  the  appointment  sought  be  that  of  a  physi¬ 
cian  or  teacher,  the  testimonials  should  embrace  letters 
from  instructors  or  from  intelligent  persons  who  are 
familiar  with  the  professional  as  well  as  personal  char¬ 
acter  and  standing,  qualifications,  work  and  success  of 
the  applicant. 

7.  In  the  case  of  a  woman,  so  much  of  the  above 
as  is  applicable,  and  the  testimonials  of  such  Chris¬ 
tian  women  as  have  known  her  intimately,  will  be 
required.  It  is  desirable  to  have  young  women,  so 
far  as  possible,  recommended  for  the  work  by  the 
Woman’s  Board  and  the  Auxiliaries  or  other  societies 
that  may  be  acquainted  with  them.  The  final  decision 
and  appointment  will,  however,  in  all  cases  remain 
with  this  Board. 

8.  In  every  case,  special’ care  should  be  exercised, 
both  in  application  and  testimonials,  to  state  fully  and 
frankly  all  facts  bearing  upon  the  question  of  health. 
Before  the  appointment,  blank  forms  of  certificate  will 
be  furnished  the  applicant,  containing  inquiries  to  be 
answered  in  writing  by  the  family  physician,  or  other 
responsible  physician,  who  is  acquainted  with  the  per¬ 
son,  and  also  by  the  applicant. 

9.  In  no  case  will  any  one  be  appointed  who  would 


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not  be  recommended  for  acceptance  by  the  examining 
physician  of  a  reputable  Life  Insurance  Company. 
Should  the  Board  deem  it  desirable,  every  applicant 
will  be  required  to  undergo  an  examination  by  its  own 
examining  physician,  whose  certificate  shall  be  sub¬ 
mitted  with  other  testimonials. 

io.  It  is  most  earnestly  desired  that  testimonials 
be  written  with  perfect  candor.  To  secure  this  result, 
it  is  better  that  they  be  sent  directly  to  the  Corres¬ 
ponding  Secretary  of  the  Board,  rather  than  through 
the  applicant.  All  such  communications  will  be 
regarded  as  confidential. 

CHAPTER  III. 

Appointment. 

1.  If  the  preceding  requirements  are  complied 
with,  and  the  Executive  Committee  deem  the  case  such 
as  to  encourage  hope  of  usefulness,  the  applicant  shall 
be  invited  to  meet  the  Executive  Committee  to  give 
them  opportunity  to  become  acquainted  with  him,  and 
no  appointment  shall  be  made  of  persons  in  this  coun¬ 
try  without  previous  personal  interview,  unless,  for 
sufficient  reason,  the  Committee  shall  see  fit  to  dis¬ 
pense  with  it. 

2.  The  Executive  Committee  will  not  be  held 
responsible  for  any  expenses  or  debts  of  an  applicant 
for  missionary  appointment,  while  it  may  counsel  him 
in  meeting  them,  that  every  appointee  may  leave  the 
country  free  of  debt. 

3.  When  an  applicant  is  accepted,  the  selection  of 
the  field  or  department  of  labor  shall,  in  ordinary  cases, 
be  left  with  the  Executive  Committee.  The  preference 
of  the  candidate  is  always  considered,  but  may  be 
overruled.  * 


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4.  When  an  appointment  is  made,  it  shall  be  under¬ 
stood  to  be  for  life,  subject  to  the  developments  of 
Providence,  except  that,  in  special  cases,  the  Board 
may  make  contracts  for  a  term  of  years  with  teachers 
and  other  helpers,  in  its  discretion. 

5.  Candidates  who  have  received  their  appointment 
cannot  expect  payment  for  their  expenses,  or  support, 
from  the  Board,  until  they  actually,  and  by  direction 
of  the  Executive  Committee,  enter  upon  its  service. 

6.  It  is  the  standing  rule  of  the  Board  not  to  pay 
any  part  of  the  expenses  incurred  in  the  regular  course 
of  preparatory  study,  whether  theological,  medical,  or 
other. 

7.  When  a  missionary  has  received  official  notice 
of  his  appointment,  if  he  is  not  already  ordained,  it  is 
left  with  himself  and  the  Classis  with  which  he  is 
connected,  to  arrange  for  his  ordination.  It  is  desir¬ 
able  that  the  time,  place,  and  all  the  circumstances 
should  be  such  as,  in  the  highest  degree  possible,  to 
awaken  or  increase  interest  in  the  cause  and  work  of 
missions. 

8.  Missionaries  and  associate  missionaries  who 
may  be  appointed  from  other  bodies,  will  ordinarily 
be  expected  to  connect  themselves  with  some  Classis 
or  Church  within  the  bounds  of  the  Reformed  Church. 
In  the  case  of  the  Arabian  Mission,  however,  this 
shall  not  be  required,  nor  in  such  other  cases  as,  in 
the  judgment  of  the  Executive  Committee,  may  war¬ 
rant  a  relaxation  of  this  rule.  But  in  no  case  shall 
any  missionary  or  associate  missionary  be  appointed 
who  is  not  of  approved  piety  and  a  member,  in  good 
standing,  of  a  recognized  evangelical  church. 

9.  In  the  case  of  all  missionaries  appointed  and 
sent  out,  it  is  distinctly  understood  and  expected 


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that,  should  they  remove  to  the  service  of  another 
Board,  or  retire  from  the  field  for  other  reasons  than 
those  of  health  or  such  as  receive  the  approval  of  the 
Board,  during  their  first  year  on  the  field,  they  will 
return,  or  have  returned  to  this  Board  on  their  account, 
the  full  amount  expended  for  their  travel  and  outfit ; 
twenty-five  per  cent,  of  this  amount  to  be  deducted  for 
each  subsequent  year  of  service,  such  missionaries  after 
the  fourth  year  of  service  to  be  regarded  as  having  dis¬ 
charged  all  such  obligations.  Twelve  months'  notice, 
whenever  possible,  shall  be  given  of  such  intended 
removal  or  retirement. 

10.  In  such  cases  as  may  be  deemed  expedient,  the 
Committee  will  exercise  the  right  to  employ  mission¬ 
aries  as  agents,  before  their  embarkation,  for  the  pur¬ 
pose  of  introducing  them  in  the  most  acceptable  man¬ 
ner  to  congregations,  of  interesting  the  people  in  behalf 
of  Missions,  of  promoting  their  own  zeal  in  the  cause, 
and  of  acquainting  them  with  the  Committee’s  method 
of  operation,  and  the  obstacles  with  which  it  is  obliged 
to  contend  in  supporting  Foreign  Missions.  In  all 
such  cases  the  duty  will  be  assigned  by  the  Committee, 
and  proper  allowance  made  for  the  services  performed 
and  expenses  incurred  therein. 

11.  All  missionaries  accepting  appointment  shall 
be  expected  to  acquaint  themselves  with  the  provisions 
of  the  Manual,  a  copy  of  which  shall  be  furnished 
them  for  this  purpose,  and  to  consider  themselves 
bound  by  its  rules,  so  long  as  they  retain  their  con¬ 
nection  with  the  Board  or  anv  of  its  Missions. 


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PART  III. 


MISSIONARIES. 

Regularly  ordained  ministers  of  the  Gospel,  licensed 
preachers,  physicians,  teachers  and  all  unmarried 
women,  under  regular  appointment  and  not  under  a 
special  contract,  are  called  Missionaries,  and  all  mar¬ 
ried  women,  Associate  Missionaries. 

CHAPTER  I. 

Under  Appointment. 

1.  When  an  appointment  is  made,  the  missionary 
shall  hold  himself  in  readiness  to  receive  the  instruc¬ 
tions  of  the  Committee. 

2.  Candidates  who  have  received  their  appoint¬ 
ments  cannot  begin  to  draw  upon  the  Board  for  their 
expenses  until  they  actually,  and  by  the  direction  of 
the  Executive  Committee,  enter  upon  its  service. 

3.  In  urgent  cases,  the  Executive  Committee  may 
grant  to  parties  under  appointment  and  previous  to 
their  departure  for  the  field,  for  one,  two  or  three 
months,  according  to  the  necessities  of  each  case,  an 
amount  equal  to  one-half  the  salary  they  would  be 
entitled  to  receive  on  the  field  for  the  same  space  of 
time. 

4.  Besides  employing  missionaries  under  appoint¬ 
ment  as  agents  (Pt.  II.,  Chap.  III.,  Sec.  10),  the  Board 
reserves  the  right  to  employ  all  missionaries  at  home 
on  furlough  as  agents  in  its  behalf,  so  far  as  their 
health  and  other  circumstances  will  admit.  In  all  such 
cases  the  duty  will  be  assigned  by  the  Executive 
Committee,  and  proper  allowance  made  for  all  expenses 
incurred. 

5.  The  time  of  setting  out  on  a  journey  is  to  be 


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settled  by  conference  with  the  Secretary,  with  the 
approval  of  the  Committee.  Timely  arrangements 
should  be  made,  especially  in  the  purchase  of  such 
things  as  are  needed. 

6.  A  passport,  obtained  from  the  Secretary  of 
State  at  Washington,  is  important  and  in  many  cases 
indispensable.  It  may  be  obtained  by  direct  application 
or  through  a  Notary  Public,  and  every  missionary 
should  attend  to  this  matter  for  himself  at  an  early 
date  after  his  appointment. 


CHAPTER  II. 

.  Outfit  and  Travel. 

Outfit . 

1.  The  missionary  is  expected  to  purchase  his  own 
outfit,  and  prepare  all  his  parcels  for  shipment.  The 
outfit  of  a  missionary  consists  of  the  clothing,  bedding, 
etc.,  for  use  on  arriving  at  his  place  of  destination, 
together  with  a  select  private  library,  and  the  necessary 
furniture  for  housekeeping.  Printed  lists  of  the  articles 
most  needed  have  been  prepared,  with  the  aid  of  rep¬ 
resentatives  of  each  Mission,  and  will  be  sent  to  those 
desiring  them.  Much  of  the  outfit,  in  the  way  of 
furniture,  and  even  of  clothing,  can  now  be  purchased 
on  the  field. 

2.  All  goods  intended  to  be  shipped  direct,  and 

not  to  accompany  the  missionary,  should  be  packed  in 
well-made  boxes,  of  moderate  size,  securely  fastened 
and  “strapped”  (bound  around  the  ends  with  iron 
bands).  The  boxes  should  be  numbered,  and  a  list 
kept  of  the  contents  of  each,  with  the  value,  actual  or 
estimated,  of  each  class  of  articles,  as  books,  $ . ; 


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clothing,  $ . ;  household  linen,  $ . ;  etc.,  etc. 

Copies  of  these  lists  should  be  sent  to  the  office  of  the 
Board,  for  use  at  the  Custom  House  and  the  purpose 
of  insurance. 

3.  It  is  desirable  for  reasons  of  economy  in  freight 
charges,  etc.,  that  bulky  goods,  as  furniture,  if  bought 
in  this  country,  be  purchased  in  New  York  when  pos¬ 
sible,  unless  otherwise  advised  by  the  Treasurer,  who 
should  in  all  cases  be  consulted. 

4.  Whenever  possible  it  is  expected  that  the  cost 
of  providing  the  outfit  be  met  by  the  family  or  friends 
of  the  outgoing  missionary.  Parents  who  would  have 
aided  their  children  with  funds  to  commence  house¬ 
keeping  after  marriage,  or  to  start  them  in  business, 
had  they  remained  in  this  country,  will  surely  not 
withhold  such  aid  when  and  because  they  become  for¬ 
eign  missionaries. 

Outfit  Grants. 

5.  When  this  is  not  possible,  however,  and  such 
aid  is  needed,  the  Board  may  grant  toward  the  pur¬ 
chase  of  outfit,  upon  written  application,  sums  not  ex¬ 
ceeding,  for  a  married  missionary  and  his  wife,  $600, 
and  for  a  single  man  or  woman,  $300.  (For  the  Ara¬ 
bian  Mission  the  amount  for  each  individual  is  limited 
to  $200,  by  request  of  that  Mission.)  This  allowance 
is  to  be  used  only  for  proper  outfit  expenses,  and  is 
available  within  three  months  before  departure  for  the 
field,  and  may  be  drawn  at  any  time  within  a  year  after 
the  time  of  arrival  on  the  field. 

It  is  recommended  that  this  outfit,  if  granted,  be 
used  with  economy,  and  a  considerable  portion  of  it 
reserved  for  purchases  to  be  made  after  arriving  on 
the  field. 


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6.  The  outfit  allowance  of  single  missionaries  or 
families,  commissioned  to  reside  and  work  in  furnished 
buildings,  shall  be  one-half  the  above  amounts.  In 
case  of  subsequent  change  of  assignment,  to  reside 
in  an  unfurnished  building,  the  balance  of  the  outfit 
money  shall  be  paid. 

Special  Grant  for  Surgical  Outfit. 

7.  An  allowance  of  $150  may  be  made  for  surgical 
outfit  to  a  medical  missionary,  when  necessary,  to  sup¬ 
plement  the  outfit  already  existing  on  the  field.  Should 
such  missionary  withdraw  from  the  service  of  the 
Board,  all  such  outfit  must  be  turned  over  to  the  Treas¬ 
urer  of  the  Mission,  as  the  property  of  the  Board,  and 
held  subject  to  its  order. 

Return  of  Outfit. 

8.  Should  a  missionary  retire  from  the  field,  within 
four  years,  all  furniture  purchased  with  an  outfit  allow¬ 
ance  will  be  regarded  as  the  property  of  the  Board. 
Should  a  missionary  die  within  a  year  after  his  appoint¬ 
ment,  all  unexpended  balance  of  an  outfit  allowance  is 
also  to  be  regarded  as  the  property  of  the  Board  and 
should  be  returned  to  its  Treasury. 

Tra  veling  Expenses. 

9.  The  Board  will  bear  all  necessary  traveling 
expenses  of  the  missionary  from  his  residence  to  the 
place  of  embarkation,  as  well  as  those  of  the  journey 
to  his  station  by  a  direct  route.  Should  this  be  de¬ 
parted  from  and  additional  expense  incurred,  the  in¬ 
creased  cost  must  be  borne  by  the  missionary.  The 
Board  will  also  pay  the  cost  of  freight  for  outfit  to 
the  place  of  destination,  to  the  extent  only  of  six  tons, 
ship  measurement,  forty  cubic  feet  to  a  ton,  for  a  mar- 


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ried  missionary,  and  three  tons  for  each  unmarried 
missionary,  together  with  customs  dues  and  insurance 
on  a  sum  not  to  exceed  $300  for  each  individual. 

10.  In  case  the  entire  outfit  is  not  purchased  and 
shipped  at  the  time  of  departure,  additional  goods  may 
be  ordered  and  a  second  shipment  made  within  one 
year,  but  the  whole  cost  of  freight  and  duties  to  be 
paid  by  the  Board  shall  not  exceed  the  limits  above 
stated. 

11.  On  being  advised  of  the  day  fixed  for  embark¬ 
ation,  the  missionary  will  proceed  to  the  port  appointed, 
so  as  to  reach  it  at  least  three  days  before  the  time  of 
sailing. 


CHAPTER  III. 

'In  the  Field. 

Arrival. 

1.  On  his  arrival  within  the  bounds  of  the  Mis¬ 
sion  to  which  he  has  been  appointed,  the  missionary 
shall  report  himself  as  soon  as  possible  to  the  Secre¬ 
tary  or  other  officer  of  the  Mission,  and  shall  be  subject 
to  all  the  laws  and  regulations  established  for  the  gov¬ 
ernment  of  the  same. 

He  shall  also  furnish  the  Treasurer  of  the  Mission 
with  a  statement  of  all  money  received  for  traveling 
expenses,  and  a  detailed  account  of  expenses  actually 
incurred  for  the  journey,  with  vouchers  when  possible. 
This  account  shall  be  carefully  examined  by  the  Treas¬ 
urer  of  the  Mission,  both  as  to  its  accuracy  and  die 
suitableness  of  its  items  and  amounts,  and  a  copy  duly 
attested,  together  with  his  report  thereon,  shall  be  sent 
by  him  at  once  to  the  Board. 


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/Salaries. 

2.  Each  person  appointed,  shall  be  allowed  for 
himself  and  family  such  salary  as  in  the  judgment  of 
the  Committee  is  required  by  his  or  their  circumstances, 
and  the  cost  of  living  and  travel  in  the  country  to  which 
the  appointment  is  made,  the  design  being  to  furnish 
a  comfortable  support  to  the  missionaries  while  they 
continue  under  the  commission  of  the  Board  on  the 
Mission  field,  and  no  more.  Such  salary  shall  be  sub¬ 
ject  to  revision  from  time  to  time,  and  there  may  be  an 
increase,  reduction  or  withdrawal,  as  the  Board  may 
decide. 

(At  present  the  salary  of  each  married  missionary 
in  China  is  $1,100;  in  India  and  Japan,  $1,200,  and  in 
Arabia,  $1,200.  Of  each  single  man  in  all  the  Mis¬ 
sions,  $700,  and  of  each  single  woman,  $600 ;  excepting 
in  India,  where  these  are  $800  and  $650  respectively.) 

3.  Salaries  shall  commence  from  the  day  of  the 
arrival  of  the  missionaries  within  the  bounds  of  the 
Mission  to  which  they  are  appointed,  and  shall  cease 
on  the  day  of  their  departure  therefrom. 

House  Rent. 

4.  In  addition  to  the  salary,  a  house  is  provided. 
If  the  Board  own  no  house  at  the  station  to  which  he 
is  assigned,  a  sufficient  allowance  is  made  to  each  mis¬ 
sionary  for  house-rent,  such  allowance  to  include  the 
amount  actually  expended  for  the  purpose,  with  an 
addition  not  exceeding  ten  per  cent.,  to  cover  such 
minor  repairs  and  expenses  as  may  be  necessary. 

If  a  house  in  the  native  style  be  rented  for  a  term 
of  years,  such  additional  allowance  as  the  Mission 
shall  approve  may  be  made  for  the  first  year. 

5.  The  particular  station  and  work  of  each  mis- 


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sionary  is,  in  general,  assigned  by  the  Mission  and  not 
by  the  Board,  though  the  right  of  the  latter  to  make 
such  assignment  is  distinctly  reserved.  Each  mission¬ 
ary  will  be  expected  to  accept  the  position  thus 
assigned. 

Language  Study. 

6.  Missionaries  should  give  their  first  and  special 
attention  to  the  work  of  acquiring  accurately  the  lan¬ 
guage  of  the  country  to  which  they  are  sent,  and,  ex¬ 
cept  under  the  pressure  of  very  great  necessity,  of 
Which  the  Committee  shall  judge,  no  other  work 
should  be  allowed  to  interfere  with  this. 

At  the  end  of  the  first  and  second  years  after  the 
arrival  of  a  new  missionary,  the  Mission  is  requested 
to  ascertain  and  make  report  to  the  Board  in  regard 
to  his  progress  in  the  acquisition  of  the  native  language 
and  his  knowledge  and  skill  in  its  practical  use. 

Language  Teachers. 

7.  The  Board  is  prepared  to  grant  an  allowance 
for  language  teachers  and  literary  assistants  to  those 
who  require  them,  at  a  rate  to  be  determined  by  the 
Mission.  This  is  not  to  be  regarded  as  a  personal 
allowance,  and  the  Mission  must  certify  that  such 
expenditure  is  necessary  and  is  actually  used  for  the 
purposes  indicated. 

8.  In  beginning  and  prosecuting  their  studies  and 
in  the  care  and  preservation  of  their  health,  new  mis¬ 
sionaries  should  follow  the  counsel  of  the  older  and 
more  experienced  members  of  the  Mission.  Due  atten¬ 
tion  to  this  point  will  promote  usefulnes  and  prevent 
many  failures. 

Lndividual  Correspondence. 

9.  Every  missionary  is  expected  to  correspond 


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freely  and  as  frequently  as  possible  with  the  Board, 
and  give  such  information  relating  to  his  work,  or  the 
work  of  the  Mission,  as  may  be  made  useful  and  profit¬ 
able  in  interesting  and  encouraging  the  Church  at 
home.  Though  this  may  make  a  considerable  draft 
upon  the  missionary’s  time  and  strength,  no  work  is 
of  greater  importance. 

10.  No  application  shall  be  made  by  any  mission¬ 
ary  to  churches,  societies,  or  individuals  at  home  for 
funds  for  any  special  purpose,  without  the  sanction 
of  the  Mission  and  also  of  the  Executive  Committee, 
previously  obtained ;  and  all  contributions  in  answer 
to  such  appeals  thus  sanctioned,  must  pass  through 
the  Treasurer  of  the  Board. 

\ 

Outside  Employment. 

11.  No  missionary  shall  engage  in  any  secular 
employment,  nor  in  any  religious  employment  distinct 
from  that  of  the  Mission  to  which  he  has  been  ap¬ 
pointed,  without  first  obtaining  the  consent  of  the 
Mission,  and  holding  the  same  subject  to  the  approval 
of  the  Executive  Committee,  which  shall  be  renewed 
from  year  to  year.  If  such  work  brings  him  any 
pecuniary  compensation,  the  money  so  received  should 
be  turned  over  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Mission  and 
reported  to  the  Board,  so  long  as  he  continues  to  draw 
his  usual  salary. 

Medico  1  Work. 

12.  Medical  missionaries  shall  constantly  make 
their  practice  of  medicine  among  the  natives  conduce 
to  the  advancement  of  the  Missionary  work.  If  receiv¬ 
ing  a  fixed  salary  from  the  Board,  any  fees  which  they 
may  receive  for  medical  service  should  be  turned  over 


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to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Mission  and  reported  to  the 
Board. 

13.  Medical  missionaries  are  expected  to  give 
their  professional  services  freely  to  members  of  the 
Mission  to  which  they  are  attached.  At  stations  where 
there  is  such  a  medical  missionary  in  the  service  of  the 
Board,  or  other  competent  physician  available,  the 
Board  cannot  hold  itself  responsible  for  any  expense 
incurred  in  seeking  medical  aid  elsewhere.  Where 
there  is  no  medical  missionary  or  other  physician,  the 
Board  will  be  responsible  for  expense  incurred  in 
reaching  or  obtaining  the  nearest  competent  physician. 

Dona  tions. 

14.  All  donations  received  for  hospitals,  schools 
or  other  work  shall  be  expended  according  to  the  ex¬ 
pressed  wish  of  the  donors,  but  only  with  the  approval 
of  the  Mission.  If  in  any  case  a  special  object  is 
designated  which  a  majority  of  the  Mission  does  not 
approve,  the  matter  shall  be  reported  to  the  Board  for 
its  advice  and  direction. 

Medical  Dills. 

15.  An  annual  appropriation  is  made  to  each  Mis¬ 
sion  for  medical  bills.  This  appropriation  is  not  in¬ 
tended  to  include  the  payment  of  bills  for  the  treat¬ 
ment  of  the  teeth,  nor  for  the  purchase  of  drugs,  medi¬ 
cines,  spectacles,  etc.  But  drugs  and  medicines  ob¬ 
tained  from  hospitals  or  dispensaries  maintained  by  the 
Board  should  be  furnished  to  members  of  the  Missions 
without  charge. 

In  any  special  case  where  the  Mission  deems  it 
proper  to  make  an  exception  to  this  rule  it  may  send 
to  the  Board  a  request  to  that  effect,  noting  the  rea¬ 
sons,  and  if  the  Board  considers  the  reasons  sufficient 


a  special  appropriation  will  be  made  to  meet  the  case. 
No  medical  bills  shall  be  paid  until  after  they  have 
been  examined  and  approved  by  the  Mission. 

Purchase  of  Goods. 

16.  The  Board,  through  its  officers,  is  always 
ready  to  discharge  such  commissions,  in  the  purchase 
and  shipping  of  goods,  payment  of  bills,  etc.,  etc.,  as 
may  be  confided  to  it  by  any  of  its  missionaries  in  the 
field,  and  receive  and  transmit  funds  for  their  personal 
use,  subject  to  such  rules  as  it  may  find  necessary.  But 
the  purchase  and  forwarding  of  goods  from  this  coun¬ 
try  through  Mission  agencies,  for  the  use  and  benefit 
of  persons  not  members  of  our  own  or  neighboring 
Missions,  are  open  to  serious  objection.  No  such 
commissions  will,  therefore,  be  attended  to,  and  none 
such  should  be  sent. 

When  an  order  is  sent  to  the  Board  for  the  purchase 
of  goods  for  a  school,  hospital  or  other  institution,  or 
for  the  payment  of  bill  for  the  same,  the  probable 
amount  of  the  bill  should  be  stated,  and  the  assurance 
should  be  given  that  the  purchase  has  been  approved 
by  vote  of  the  Mission,  and  that  the  institution  has 
ample  credit  for  the  same  within  the  appropriations  for 
the  current  year. 

17.  Missionaries  regularly  appointed  by  the 
Board,  and  laboring  in  connection  with  its  Missions, 
but  supported  either  in  part  or  wholly  by  other  funds 
than  those  of  the  Board,  will  be  expected  to  conform 
to  the  same  rules  as  other  missionaries  so  long  as  they 
retain  such  connection. 


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CHAPTER  IV. 

Recall,  Furloughs  and  Return. 

Recall. 

1.  Whenever  the  continuance  of  any  missionary  in 
connection  with  the  Board  shall  be  deemed  inexpedient, 
in  the  judgment  of  the  Committee,  the  relation  may  at 
any  time  be  terminated  and  the  appointment  cancelled. 
Should  the  missionary  be  in  the  field,  six  months’  no¬ 
tice  shall  be  given  of  his  return,  or  six  months’  salary; 
and  the  cost  of  return  passage  to  this  country  will  be 
met  by  the  Board,  within  such  limits  of  time  as  it 
may  prescribe. 

Vacations  on  the  Field. 

2.  Missionaries  are  expected  conscientiously  to 
care  for  their  health,  taking  such  rests  and  vacations 
in  the  vicinity  of  their  Mission  fields  as  are  necessary 
for  this  purpose  and  approved  by  the  Mission.  When 
missionaries  take  such  rest  or  vacation,  with  the  ap¬ 
proval  of  the  Mission,  their  salary  and  allowances  shall 
continue  as  usual,  and  their  traveling  expenses  shall 
be  paid  by  the  Mission.  But  no  expense  should  be  in¬ 
curred  by  the  Mission  on  this  account  except  upon  a 
certificate  by  a  medical  member  of  the  Mission,  or,  if 
there  be  none,  of  some  other  competent  physician,  tes¬ 
tifying  to  its  necessity,  such  certificates  to  be  for¬ 
warded  to  the  Board. 

Furloughs. 

3.  While  appointments  are  usually  made  for  life, 
yet  occasional  furloughs,  embracing  a  return  to  the 
United  States,  are  not  only  proper,  but  on  many  ac¬ 
counts  desirable.  The  frequency  of  such  furloughs  will 
depend  in  part,  upon  the  health  of  the  missionary  and 


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in  part  upon  the  location  and  climate  of  the  Mission. 
No  uniform  time  for  furloughs  has  been  fixed.  They 
should,  however,  be  so  arranged  as  to  interfere  as 
litttle  as  possible  with  the  work  of  the  Mission,  and 
also  to  avoid  the  absence  from  the  field  and  the  pres¬ 
ence  in  this  country  of  too  many  members  of  any  one 
Mission  at  the  same  time.  It  is  desirable  that  they 
cover,  if  possible,  absence  from  the  field  during  two 
hot  seasons. 

In  general,  it  may  be  said,  as  the  result  of  past 
experience,  that  no  furlough  should  be  granted  until 
after  a  period  of  five  years  continuous  service  in 
Arabia,  seven  years  in  China  and  Japan,  and  eight 
years  in  India.  It  is  recommended,  however,  that  a 
missionary  is  not  to  assume  that  he  is  to  take  a  fur¬ 
lough  at  the  expiration  of  this  minimum  term  of  ser¬ 
vice,  irrespective  of  his  health  and  the  needs  of  the 
work.  The  Mission  itself  can  best  determine  the  pre¬ 
cise  limits  for  the  individual  missionary,  as  it  is  con¬ 
versant  both  with  the  physical  condition  of  the  indi¬ 
vidual  and  with  the  work  which  will  be  afifected  by  his 
departure. 

The  term  of  service  of  medical  women  shall  be  five 
years,  not  including  the  first  term,  which  shall  be  seven 
years. 

Special  Causes  for  Return. 

4.  When  a  missionary  shall  desire,  on  account  of 
ill  health  or  for  any  other  cause,  permission  to  return 
to  the  United  States,  not  at  the  usual  time  for  a  fur¬ 
lough,  he  is  required  to  obtain  permission  from  the 
Executive  Committee  so  to  do,  when  it  is  practicable 
(always  sending  with  his  request  the  opinion  of  his 
Mission),  and  when  impracticable  to  obtain  such  per- 


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mission,  he  is  required  to  obtain  the  consent  of  his 
Mission,  which  consent  shall  always  be  subject  to  the 
revision  of  the  Executive  Committee. 

The  consent  of  the  Mission  should  always  be  imme¬ 
diately  reported  to  the  Board  with  the  reasons  for  it. 
In  case  of  failure  of  health  it  should  also  be  accom¬ 
panied  by  a  physician’s  certificate  as  to  the  necessity 
of  such  return. 

Length  of  Furlough. 

5.  In  all  ordinary  cases  furloughs  are  for  eighteen 
months,  including  the  time  required  for  a  direct  jour¬ 
ney  home  and  return  .to  the  field.  This  time  may  be 
extended  when  the  health  of  the  parties  requires  it,  or 
for  other  satisfactory  reasons.  But  in  all  such  cases 
application  should  be  made  to  the  Committee  for  such 
extension,  stating  the  reasons  therefor,  before  the 
expiration  of  the  regular  time  allowed. 

Tin  veling  Expenses. 

6.  The  traveling  expenses  of  missionaries  return¬ 
ing  on  furlough  with  the  approval  of  the  Committee, 
by  a  direct  route,  will  be  paid  by  the  Board.  One 
measured  ton  of  freight  without  customs  duty  is 
allowed  each  adult  and  one-half  ton  for  each  child. 
They  shall  also  be  permitted  to  draw  an  amount  not 
to  exceed  $25  for  each  adult,  to  cover  cost  of  clothing 
and  other  incidental  expenses.  Provision  for  the  cost 
of  such  anticipated  return  should  invariably  be  inserted 
in  the  annual  Estimates  of  the  Missions. 

Home  Allowance. 

7.  The  Committee  will  make  such  allowance  for 
.the  support  of  missionaries  during  their  stay  in  this 
country  on  furlough,  as  the  circumstances  of  each  case 
may  require  and  the  means  of  the  Board  allow.  This 


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allowance  shall  date  from  the  time  of  arrival  in  the 
United  States,  shall  be  for  one  year  only  unless  regu¬ 
larly  renewed,  and  shall  be  charged  to  the  Missions  to 
which  they  belong  as  a  part  of  the  expenses  of  said 
Mission. 

Medical  Bills  at  Home. 

8.  Ordinary  medical  expenses  of  missionaries  in 
this  country  must  be  paid  from  the  allowance  pro¬ 
vided  in  the  preceding  section.  Where  special  medical 
or  surgical  treatment  is  needed,  because  of  disease  or 
disability  contracted  during  service  in  the  field,  the  cost 
of  the  same,  when  approved  by  the  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee,  will  be  paid  by  the  Board  and  charged  to  the 
Mission  to  which  the  patient  belongs,  as  a  part  of  the 
regular  appropriation  for  medical  bills. 

In  case  the  amount  so  paid  and  charged  to  the 
Board  shall  increase  the  amount  expended  by  the  Mis¬ 
sion  for  medical  bills  beyond  the  appropriation  for  that 
purpose,  the  excess  may  be  assumed  by  the  Board. 

9.  Missionaries  at  home  on  furlough  shall  be  at 
all  times  welcome  to  attend  the  regular  meetings  of 
the  Board.  They  shall  be  invited  to  attend  a  meeting 
of  the  Executive  Committee  as  soon  after  their  arrival 
home  as  may  be  convenient,  to  inform  the  Committee 
concerning  the  condition  and  work  of  their  respective 
Missions.  Their  presence  may  be  specially  invited 
when  matters  of  importance  relating  to  their  own 
Missions  are  to  be  considered. 

Be  turn  to  the  Field. 

10.  When  missionaries  return  to  their  fields,  the 
Board  will  defray  their  traveling  expenses  and  those 
of  their  children  under  fourteen  years  of  age,  from 
their  home  or  place  of  residence  by  the  usual  and 


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direct  route  of  travel.  It  will  also  pay  charges  for  one 
measured  ton  of  freight  for  each  adult  and  one-half 
ton  for  each  child.  In  case  the  children  desire  to 
return  as  missionaries,  they  shall  be  subject  to  the 
same  rules  as  other  missionaries,  or  candidates. 

Medical  Certificate  Before  Return  to  Field. 

11.  Each  missionary  at  home  on  furlough  after  a 
period  of  five  or  more  years  on  the  field,  is  asked  to 
present  to  the  Executive  Committee  a  proper  medical 
certificate  before  entering  upon  another  period  of 
service. 

Refit  Allowance. 

12.  Missionaries  on  returning  to  the  field  after 
furlough,  may  be  allowed,  when  necessary,  one-half  the 
regular  outfit  grant  for  refit.  The  cost  of  freight  on 
such  refit,  to  the  place  of  destination,  will  be  paid  by 
the  Board  to  the  extent  of  one  and  one-half  tons  ( forty 
cubic  feet  per  ton)  for  each  adult  and  half  this  amount 
for  each  child,  together  with  customs  dues  and  insur¬ 
ance  on  a  sum  equal  to  the  amount  of  the  grant.  But  no 
such  grant  for  refit  shall  be  made  more  than  once  to  the 
same  person  or  family,  unless  under  circumstances  of 
peculiar  necessity,  of  which  the  Committee  shall  judge. 

Retirement. 

13.  When  missionaries  or  associate  missionaries 
return  home,  their  connection  with  the  Board  shall 
cease  as  soon  as  there  is  no  longer  a  reasonable  prob¬ 
ability  of  their  returning  to  their  missionary  labor. 
A  decision  that  it  will  be  impossible  to  return  to  the 
field  shall  be  held  to  be  equivalent  to  a  resignation, 
and  the  Board  will  make  such  equitable  arrangement 
as  the  exigencies  of  each  case  may  demand. 


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14.  When  superannuated  or  disabled  missionaries, 
or  widows  of  missionaries,  return  finally  to  this  coun¬ 
try  with  the  approbation  of  the  Executive  Committee, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Committee  to  make  such 
grants  toward  their  support,  as  the  circumstances  of 
each  case  shall  require,  and  the  resources  of  the  Board 
allow  : — it  being  understood ; 

a.  That  no  pensions  or  annuities  are  to  be  set¬ 
tled  on  any  person,  and  that  no  grant  is  to  be 
made,  except  in  extraordinary  cases,  for  a  longer 
period  than  one  year. 

b.  That,  except  in  extraordinary  cases,  after 
the  lapse  of  six  months  from  their  return,  no  grant 
is  to  be  made  to  returned  missionaries  or  associate 
missionaries,  who  are  neither  superannuated,  nor 
disabled  by  sickness,  and  yet  are  not  expected  to 
resume  their  labors. 

CHAPTER  V. 

Children  of  Missionaries. 

1.  In  addition  to  salary,  an  allowance  of  $100  is 
made  'for  each  child  while  it  remains  on  the  field,  or  is 
with  its  parents  at  home,  to  the  age  of  ten,  and  $150 
from  ten  to  eighteen  years. 

2.  When  missionaries  desire  to  send  their  chil¬ 
dren  to  this  country  for  education,  and  it  is  decided 
with  the  approval  of  the  Mission  and  the  Board,  that 
the  children  may  come,  the  allowance,  extraordinary 
cases  excepted,  shall  be  only  for  a  passage  directly 
home. 

3.  When  the  children  arrive  in  this  country,  the 
Board  will  make  grants,  on  application  from  the  pa¬ 
rents  or  guardians,  to  an  amount  not  exceeding  $150  a 
year  for  each  child,  until  the  children  are  fourteen 


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years  old,  when  the  grant  may  be  $200  till  the  age  of 
eighteen.  The  same  rule  applies  to  children  who 
remain  in  this  country  when  their  parents  return  to 
the  field.  In  special  cases,  and  upon  application,  the 
Committee  is  authorized  to  continue  this  grant,  for 
educational  purposes  only,  to  the  age  of  twenty  years. 
This  grant  ceases  when  the  missionary  ceases  to  be 
connected  with  the  Board.  But  the  children  of  mis¬ 
sionaries  who  have  died  in  the  service  shall  be  entitled 
to  receive  it,  when  necessary,  under  the  same  limita¬ 
tions  as  to  age. 

4.  No  allowance  will  be  provided  in  the  case  of 
children  who  may  be  adopted  by  missionaries. 

5.  The  allowances  made  on  account  of  the  chil¬ 
dren  of  living  missionaries,  wherever  the  children  may 
be  educated,  shall  be  charged  to  the  Mission  to  which 
the  parents  belong;  and  the  allowances  made  on 
account  of  orphan  children  shall,  in  ordinary  cases, 
be  charged  to  the  Mission  to  which  the  parents  be¬ 
longed  at  the  time  of  their  decease. 

PART  IV. 

The  Mission. 

A  Mission  consists  of  all  the  missionaries  of  the 
Board  in  a  particular  country  or  within  certain  speci¬ 
fied  territorial  limits. 

CHAPTER  I. 

Constitution  and  Powers. 

Organ  iza  (uni. 

1.  When  three  or  more  missionaries  are  located 
in  the  same  field  they  shall  organize  themselves  for 
business  as  a  Mission  by  the  choice  of  a  President 


a  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  No  native  shall  be  a 
member  or  take  part  in  the  action  of  such  Mission. 

Meetings. 

2.  Regular  meetings  of  the  Missions  shall  be  held 
at  such  times  as  each  Mission  may  determine,  and  all 
missionaries  and  associate  missionaries  shall  be  entitled 
and  are  urged  to  attend  them. 

3.  Special  meetings  may  be  held,  subject  to  such 
rules  as  each  Mission  may  provide.  But  the  action 
taken  at  such  meetings  shall  be  subject  to  revision  by 
the  next  regular  meeting. 

4.  In  regular  and  special  meetings,  at  which  a 
quorum  is  present,  all  questions  shall  be  decided  by 
the  vote  of  a  majority  present  and  voting,  subject, 
however,  to  the  following  provisions : 

a.  No  missionary  or  associate  missionary  shall 
be  allowed  to  vote  who  has  not  been  one  year  on 
the  field,  and  has  not  passed  the  examination  pre¬ 
scribed  for  the  first  year. 

b.  All  regularly  appointed  missionaries  shall 
have  the  right  to  vote  on  every  question. 

c.  Associate  missionaries,  who  have  passed  the 
first  year’s  examination,  and  are  regularly  en¬ 
gaged  in  definite  work  assigned  to  them  by  the 
Mission,  may  be  admitted  to  the  same  privilege 
by  a  majority  vote  of  the  Mission,  so  long  as 
they  continue  to  be  so  employed. 

Unles. 

5.  Each  Mission  shall  be  at  liberty,  and  is  advised, 
to  adopt  such  system  of  rules  as  in  its  judgment  is  best 
calculated  to  promote  the  regularity,  economy  and 
effectiveness  of  its  work,  provided  that  nothing  in  such 


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system  or  particular  rules  shall  in  any  way  conflict 
with  the  rules  of  the  Board  as  contained  in  the 
Manual.  Copies  of  the  same  should  be  sent  to  the 
Board  for  its  information. 

Exa  in  inn  tions . 

6.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  Mission  to  pro¬ 
vide  a  course  of  study  for  new  missionaries,  recom¬ 
mend  their  teachers,  superintend  their  studies  and 
provide  for  examinations  at  the  end  of  their  first  and 
second  years,  due  regard  being  had  to  the  acquisition 
of  both  the  written  and  the  spoken  language,  and 
also  to  a  knowledge  of  the  Scriptures  in  the  vernacular. 
At  the  end  of  each  year’s  examination  the  Mission  shall 
report  the  result  to  the  Executive  Committee. 

Comity. 

7.  It  is  a  principle  with  the  Board  that  its  Missions 
and  missionaries  seek  to  maintain  friendly  relations 
with  those  of  other  Societies,  and  especially  that  they 
associate  themselves  as  closely  as  possible  with  those 
of  like  faith  and  order,  laboring  in  the  same  field. 

Relations  to  Governments,  Etc. 

8.  Missions  and  missionaries  should  carefully 
abstain  from  all  interference  with  the  political  affairs 
and  institutions  of  the  people  among  whom  they  labor, 
and  in  the  prosecution  or  defense  of  lawsuits.  While 
their  good  offices  may  be  used  to  promote  a  peaceful 
settlement  of  difficulties,  extreme  caution  should  be 
exercised  in  invoking  the  intervention  of  Consular  or 
Diplomatic  Agents  of  their  own  or  other  governments. 

Offi  cia  I  A  ]) poin  tmen  ts. 

9.  No  missionary  is  at  liberty  to  accept  any  Con- 


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sular  or  other  appointment  under  the  United  States 
government  or  any  other,  without  having  first  obtained 
the  approval  of  his  Mission  and  also  of  the  Board. 

CHAPTER  II. 

Appeals. 

The  Right  of  Appeal. 

1.  The  Board,  while  reserving  the  right  to  revise, 
approve  or  annul  the  decisions  of  the  Missions,  yet 
earnestly  desires  and  hopes  that  questions  relating  to 
the  general  conduct  of  the  Missions  or  the  work  of 
individual  missionaries,  may  be  satisfactorily  settled 
on  the  field.  The  right,  however,  of  each  missionary 
is  fully  recognized,  to  appeal  to  the  Board  from  a 
decision  of  the  Mission  by  which  he  may  feel  himself 
aggrieved,  or  which  he  may  conceive  to  be  injurious 
to  the  work. 

Mode  of  Procedure. 

2.  Every  missionary  so  appealing  shall  give  to  the 
Mission  due  notice  of  his  intention,  and  shall  file  with 
it  a  copy  of  all  papers  which  he  proposes  to  send  to 
the  Board,  in  ample  time  for  the  Mission  to  prepare 
a  reply,  of  which  he  shall  also  receive  a  copy. 

Stay  of  Proceedings. 

3.  Pending  the  Board’s  decision  in  such  a  case,  no 
action  shall  be  taken,  unless  imperatively  demanded, 
which  will  change  established  conditions,  the  appeal 
in  all  ordinary  cases  operating  as  a  “stay  of  proceed¬ 
ings.”  When  action  of  some  kind,  however,  seems 
to  be  imperative,  the  Mission  shall  immediately  make 
full  report  to  the  Board  of  the  fact  and  nature  of  the 
action  and  the  reasons  therefor. 


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CHAPTER  III. 


Estimates. 

Mission  Estimates. 

1.  Each  Mission  shall  prepare  every  year,  in  such 
manner  as  is  most  convenient,  and  in  such  form  as 
the  Executive  Committee  may  direct,  a  careful  estimate 
of  the  probable  necessary  expenses  for  the  work  of 
the  year  ensuing,  specifying  the  different  objects  in 
detail,  to  be  forwarded  so  as  to  reach  the  Board  not 
later  than  the  first  of  September.  These  Estimates 
shall  be  made  out  in  local  currency  except  in  the  mat¬ 
ter  of  salaries  and  allowances  of  missionaries,  includ¬ 
ing  expenses  on  property  occupied  by  them,  to  be  paid 
either  on  the  field  or  in  this  country.  The  estimated 
rate  of  exchange  shall  be  distinctly  stated. 

Sta  tion  Estima tes. 

2.  Each  Station  in  the  Mission  shall  prepare  its 
own  estimate  of  expenditures  for  the  year.  These 
shall  be  submitted  to  and  carefully  examined  by  the 
Mission,  and  from  these,  when  approved,  the  general 
estimate  shall  be  made  up. 

Objects  Included. 

3.  In  furnishing  these  yearly  estimates,  the  Mis¬ 
sions  are  expected  and  requested  to  include  in  them 
only  such  objects  as  are  indispensable  to  the  mainte¬ 
nance  of  the  actual  work  of  the  Mission  in  a  condition 
of  proper  efficiency.  These  estimates,  when  approved, 
and  the  amounts  appropriated  by  the  Board,  will  gov¬ 
ern  the  expenditure  of  the  year,  and  must  not  be 
exceeded. 


Additional  Ustinia  tvs. 

4.  In  addition  to  the  regular  estimates,  the  Mis¬ 
sions  are  authorized  and  requested  to  accompany  them 
with  a  statement  of  such  other  objects,  with  their  esti¬ 
mated  cost,  and  in  the  order  of  their  importance,  as 
may  seem  to  them  most  pressing  and  necessary  for  the 
further  development  of  their  work — these  statements 
to  form  the  basis  of  such  additional  appropriations  as 
the  Board  may,  from  time  to  time,  be  able  to  make. 

Special  Objects. 

5.  When  gifts  are  received  and  applied  to  items  of 
work  in  either  of  the  Missions,  outside  of  the  appro¬ 
priations,  and  such  items  of  work  are  to  be  continued 
from  year  to  year,  they  shall  be  included  in  the  Mission 
Estimates  after  the  year  for  which  payment  for  them 
began  to  be  made,  except  in  such  cases  as  the  Execu¬ 
tive  Committee  may  otherwise  provide. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

Financial. 

Drafts. 

1.  In  general,  drafts  upon  the  Treasurer  of  the 
Board  by  individual  missionaries,  are  not  desirable. 
If  any  missionary  wishes  to  remit  to  this  country  in 
payment  of  bills  for  goods  ordered  or  for  other  pur¬ 
poses,  he  is  required  to  do  so,  except  where  impossible, 
by  means  of  the  Mission  Treasurer’s  drafts  upon  the 
Treasurer  of  the  Board. 

Immediate  notice  of  such  drafts,  their  dates, 
amounts,  and  the  parties  in  whose  favor  they  are 
drawn,  should  be  sent  by  the  Mission  Treasurer  to  the 
Treasurer  of  the  Board. 


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Property  Owned  or  Leased. 

2.  Real  estate  shall  not  be  purchased  or  leased  by 
a  Mission,  or  any  member  of  any  Mission  for  the 
account  of  the  same,  without  the  express  permission 
of  the  Committee  previously  obtained,  and  all  property 
so  acquired  shall  be  held  in  trust  for,  or  in  the  name 
of,  the  Board  of  Foreign  Missions  of  the  Reformed 
Church  in  America. 

In  countries  where  this  is  not  possible,  all  prop¬ 
erties  shall  be  held  in  such  manner,  approved  by  the 
Board,  as  shall  secure  to  the  Board  their  rightful  pos¬ 
session  in  accordance  with  the  laws  of  the  country 
in  which  they  are  held. 

No  such  property  shall  be  sold,  leased  or  otherwise 
disposed  of,  nor  shall  any  lease  be  surrendered  before 
the  time  of  its  expiration,  without  the  consent  of  the 
Committee.  The  date  of  the  expiration  of  every  such 
lease  should  be  notified  to  the  Board  at  least  six  months 
in  advance. 

Specia  l  A  ppropria  tions. 

3.  When  special  appropriations  are  made,  or  the 
collection  of  special  funds  is  authorized  by  the  Board, 
for  buildings  or  other  purposes,  the  amounts  thus 
appropriated  or  collected  (unless  otherwise  specifically 
directed  by  the  Board)  are  in  all  cases  to  be  held  bv 
the  Mission  and  expended  only  under  its  direction,  in 
the  same  manner  as  the  general  appropriations.  No 
expenditure  is  to  be  incurred,  and  no  contracts  for  such 
expenditure  concluded,  until  the  final  plans,  terms  of 
contract  and  ultimate  cost  of  the  operations  proposed 
have  been  submitted  to  and  approved  by  the  Mission. 


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Custody  of  Funds. 

4.  It  is  desired  that  money  placed  in  the  hands  of 
a  missionary  of  the  Board,  which  is  not  a  gift  to  him 
personally  but  is  intended  for  missionary  purposes,, 
either  for  current  work  or  for  purchase  of  land,  or 
the  construction  or  repair  of  buildings,  shall  not  be 
retained  or  deposited  in  bank  by  him,  but  shall  be 
deposited  with  the  Treasurer  of  the  Board,  or  with  his 
Mission  Treasurer,  until  needed  for  immediate  expen¬ 
diture  ;  for  the  reason  that,  while  the  Board  might 
not  always  be  held  legally  responsible  for  a  gift  of 
money  so  placed  in  the  hands  of  a  missionary,  it  would 
be  quite  liable  to  be  held  morally  and  equitably  respon¬ 
sible  for  it  in  the  minds  of  the  donors. 

Reports  from  Schools,  Hospitals,  Etc. 

5.  Each  missionary  conducting  boarding  schools, 
hospitals  and  similar  missionary  operations  in  connec¬ 
tion  with  our  Missions,  shall  give  to  the  Mission  Treas¬ 
urer  a  yearly  account  of  all  money  received  from  any 
source  and  expended  for  such  operations,  a  copy  of 
which  account  shall  be  forwarded  to  the  Board. 

Appropriations  Lapse. 

6.  All  appropriations  lapse  at  the  close  of  the  year 
for  which  they  are  made.  All  unexpended  balances 
should  be  placed  to  the  credit  of  the  Board,  and  applied 
to  the  appropriations  for  the  new  year.  But  in  the 
case  of  buildings  or  other  special  work  actually  in 
progress,,  and  which  of  necessity  cannot  be  completed 
by  the  close  of  the  year,  the  amount  appropriated  for 
their  completion  may  be  reserved  for  that  purpose 
and  reported  to  the  Board. 


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CHAPTER  V. 


The  Mission  Treasurer. 

Books. 

1.  The  Treasurer  shall  keep,  in  official  books  pro¬ 
cured  at  Mission  expense  and  to  be  the  property  of  the 
Board,  clear  and  correct  accounts  of  all  receipts  and 
payments,  and  have  vouchers  for  the  latter ;  his  books 
must  be  open  to  the  inspection  of  other  members  of 
the  Mission,  or  any  one  of  them,  at  any  time ;  and  his 
accounts  must  be  audited  by  a  committee  of  two 
members  appointed  each  year  for  this  purpose. 

Yea  rly  Reports. 

2.  He  shall  forward  to  the  Committee,  at  the  close 
of  each  year,  a  detailed  report,  to  December  31,  of  all 
cash  received  from  every  source,  drafts  drawn,  and  all 
payments ;  the  amount  of  all  special  funds  held  by  the 

Mission,  from  whatever  source  received  and  for  what- 

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ever  purpose  held,  and  all  drafts  or  Letters  of  Credit 
in  his  hands,  duly  audited  by  a  Committee  appointed 
for  the  purpose.  In  case  a  deficit  is  reported,  a  brief 
and  clear  statement  of  the  reasons  for  it  and  the  parties 
to  whom  it  is  owing,  should  accompany  the  Report. 

Appropriations  Must  Xot  Be  Exceeded. 

3.  The  Treasurer  will  on  no  account  be  permitted 
to  exceed  in  expenditure  the  amount  annually  appro¬ 
priated  for  the  support  of  the  Mission,  except  in  im¬ 
perative  circumstances,  and  then  only  with  the  consent 
of  the  Mission,  and  subject  to  the  final  judgment  of  the 
Executive  Committee.  When  such  excess  can  be 
plainly  anticipated,  the  fact  should  at  once  be  notified 
to  the  Board. 


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Loans  and  Trust  Lunds. 

4.  No  funds  of  the  Board  shall  be  loaned  to  out¬ 
side  parties,  nor  shall  any  funds  belonging  to  outside 
parties  be  received  by  any  Mission  Treasurer  in  trust 
or  on  deposit. 

j Return  of  Missionaries. 

5.  When  missionaries  return  from  the  field  to  this 
country,  the  Treasurer  shall  report  immediately  on 
their  departure,  the  following  items  to  the  Board : 

a.  The  term  to  which  the  salaries  of  such  mis¬ 
sionaries  have  been  paid  on  the  field. 

b.  The  amount  of  money  furnished  them  for  the 
journey,  for  which  account  is  to  be  made  to  the 
Board  on  arrival  in  this  country. 

c.  Whether  this  amount  includes  the  special 
allowance  for  the  journey,  as  provided-  in  the 
Manual,  section  6,  page  29. 

6.  Any  change  of  Treasurer  shall  be  at  once 
cabled  to  the  Board. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

Correspondence  and  Reports. 

Monthly  Letter. 

1.  In  all  Missions  a  letter  should  be  sent  to  the 
Board  once  a  month,  either  by  the  Secretary  or  some 
other  person  appointed  for  the  purpose,  giving  news 
of  the  missionary  work,  that  the  Board  may  be  kept 
constantly  and  fully  informed  of  its  state  and  progress. 

Annual  Report. 

2.  Each  Mission  shall  prepare  an  annual  report 
which  shall  give,  in  as  brief  and  clear  a  manner  as 
possible,  a  view  of  the  work  in  the  entire  field  during 


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the  year.  It  should  present,  in  tabular  statement,  the 
number  and  names  of .  stations  and  out-stations, 
churches,  schools  (Sunday,  day  and  boarding),  the 
number  of  baptisms  during  the  year,  of  communicants, 
received  on  confession  and  letter,  dismissions  and  total 
in  communion,  scholars  (distinguishing  between  board¬ 
ing,  day  and  Sunday  scholars,  male  and  female)  with 
a  list  of  the  missionaries  and  associate  missionaries  at 
each  station,  and  such  other  items  of  information  as 
may  be  deemed  valuable. 

3.  In  order  to  secure  uniformity  in  the  Mission 
Report,  each  Mission  is  requested  to  appoint  annually 
a  committee  to  whom  all  individual  and  station  reports 
of  work  done  during  the  year  shall  be  submitted,  and 
by  whom  a  revised  and  condensed  report,  based  upon 
these,  covering  the  whole  field  and  embracing  such 
other  matters  pertaining  to  the  interests  of  the  Mission 
as  may  properly  claim  their  attention,  shall  be  pre¬ 
pared.  This  report,  when  presented  to  and  approved 
by  the  Mission,  shall  be  forwarded  to  the  Board,  and 
should,  in  all  cases,  be  sent  so  as  to  reach  the  Board 
not  later  than  March  15. 

For  Publication. 

4.  In  the  publication  of 'all  matters  relating  to  the 
policy  of  the  Board,  or  the  raising  and  distributing  of 
funds,  such  publications,  or  communications  intended 
for  publication,  should  first  be  submitted  to  the  Execu¬ 
tive  Committee. 

This  is  not  designed  to  interfere  with,  or  to  restrict, 
free  and  frequent  communication  to  the  periodicals  of 
the  Church,  without  submission  to  the  Committee,  of 
such  matters  of  general  interest  and  information  as 
are  likely  to  increase  the  knowledge  and  interest  of  the 
members  of  our  Churches  in  the  work  of  the  Missions. 


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INDEX. 


A. 

Accounts,  Mission  :  audited  on  the 
field,  41 ;  custody  of  funds,  40. 

Additional  estimates,  38. 

Allowances:  for  Children,  32;  for 
house-rent,  22 ;  at  home,  29. 

Annual  Reports,  42;  time  of  mail¬ 
ing,  43- 

Appeal  :  right  of,  36  ;  procedure,  36. 

Application:  for  appointment,  11; 
blank  forms  for,  ir  ;  time  of,  12; 
addressed  to  Cor.  Sec.,  11;  of 
wives  or  fiancees,  12 ;  for  spe¬ 
cial  grants  or  funds,  24. 

Appointees :  designation  of,  22,  23. 

Appointment  of  Missionaries :  in 
the  hands  of  Executive  Commi|- 
tee,  S ;  may  be  recalled,  6. 

Appropriations:  additional,  6;  spe¬ 
cial,  39 ;  must  not  be  exceeded, 
41 ;  lapse,  40. 

Arabian  Mission,  4. 

Arrival  on  the  Field,  21. 

Associate  Missionaries,  17,  34. 

Authority,  ecclesiastical :  Board 
has  no,  5. 

B. 

Bills,  Medical :  at  home,  30 ;  on 
the  field,  25. 

Blanks,  Application,  11. 

Boards  :  Foreign  Missions,  4,  5  , 
Woman’s,  6;  Arabian  Mission,  4. 

Books  of  Mission  Treasurer:  See 
Mission  Treasurer. 


C. 

Call :  in  emergency  or  for  partic¬ 
ular  service,  6. 

Candidates :  Qualifications  of,  8 ; 
Testimonials,' 12 ;  time  for  mak¬ 
ing  application,  12;  interview 
with  Exec.  Com.,  14;  assign¬ 
ment  of  field,  5 ;  employment 
of,  16. 

Change  of  Mission  Treasurer  to 
be  cabled  to  Board,  42. 

Children  of  Missionaries :  allow¬ 
ances  for,  abroad,  32;  at  home, 
33  ;  of  deceased  missionaries,  33 ; 
desiring  to.  return  as  mission¬ 
aries,  31. 

Church  Membership,  15. 

Comity,  35. 

Contracts  for  limited  service,  15. 

Correspondence :  individual,  23 ; 
monthly,  42 ;  for  publication,  43. 

Course  of  study  for  new  mission¬ 
aries,  35. 

Custody  of  funds,  40. 

D. 

Debts  of  Candidates :  Board  as¬ 
sumes  no  obligation  for,  14. 

Disabled  missionaries,  32. 

Dismissal  (recall)  of  missionaries, 
27- 

Donations  for  special  objects,  25; 
not  to  be  solicited  without  the 
approval  of  the  Mission  and  the 
Board,  24;  continuous  gifts  to 


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be  included  in  Estimates,  38. 

Drafts  of  Mission  Treasurer,  38. 

Duties  on  goods  of  missionaries, 

21,  31. 

E. 

Ecclesiastical  Authority :  Board 
has  none,  5. 

Employment,  outside  the  Mission, 
24- 

Estimates:  annual,  37;  station,  37; 
additional,  38. 

Evangelistic  Missionary,  10. 

Examinations,  language,  23,  35. 

Executive  Committee :  has  power 
of  appointment  and  recall,  5 ; 
interview  with  candidates,  14. 

Expenses,  traveling,  20,  29,  30. 

F. 

Financial:  See  Treasurer,  Mission 
Treasurer,  Accounts,  Appro¬ 
priations,  etc. 

Freight:  allowance,  outgoing,  20; 
returning,  on  furlough,  29;  to 
the  field,  31. 

Funds:  Custody  of,  40;  Trust,  42. 

Furloughs  :  frequency,  27 ;  length, 
29;  return  of  goods  to  United 
States,  29;  financial  statement 
before,  42;  home  allowance,  29; 
return  to  the  field,  30;  medical 
certificate  before  return,  31 ;  to 
missionaries  of  Woman’s  Board, 
7 ;  to  medical  women,  28 ;  mis¬ 
sionaries  at  home  employed  as 
agents,  17. 

G. 

Gifts  for  special  objects.  See  Do¬ 
nations. 


Governments :  relation  to,  35. 

Grants:  Outfit,  19;  refit,  31;  for 
surgical  instruments,  20. 

H. 

Health :  a  necessary  qualification 
for  service,  13;  to  be  cared  for 
on  the  field,  27 ;  medical  certifi¬ 
cate  required  .in  case  of  failure, 
29- 

Home  allowances,  29. 

Houses :  provided  in  addition  to 
salary,  22;  house-rent,  22;  na¬ 
tive  houses,  22. 

I. 

Incorporation:  of  the  Board,  4; 
the  Woman’s  Board,  4;  the  Ara¬ 
bian  Mission,  4. 

Intellectual  qualifications  of  a  mis¬ 
sionary,  9. 

Interviews  with  Candidates,  14. 

J- 

Journey:  to  the  field,  20;  home¬ 
ward,  29. 

L. 

Language  study :  first  duty,  23 ; 
course  provided,  35 ;  examina¬ 
tions,  35. 

Language  teachers :  allowance  for, 
23- 

Loans  and  Trust  Funds,  42. 

M. 

Medical  bills :  on  the  field,  25 ; 
at  home,  30. 

Medical  certificate :  of  candidate, 
13;  of  missionary  invalided 
home,  29;  before  return  to  the 
field,  31. 


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Medical  examination  required,  14. 

Medical  missionaries :  qualifica¬ 
tions,  105  work,  24. 

Meetings  of  Missions:  See  Mis¬ 
sions. 

Missionaries:  definition,  17;  qual¬ 
ifications,  8;  selection  and  ap¬ 
pointment  of,  5 ;  care  of  dis¬ 
abled,  32;  self-supporting  sub¬ 
ject  to  same  rules,  26. 

Missions  :  organization  and  powers 
of,  33;  meetings,  34;  rules,  34; 
qualification  of  voting  members, 
34- 

Mission  Treasurer:  books, '41 ;  ac¬ 
counts  to  be  audited,  41 ;  yearly 
reports,  41 ;  report  when  mis¬ 
sionaries  return  to  this  country, 
42 ;  change  of,  to  be  cabled  to 
Board,  42. 

O. 

Official  appointments,  35. 

Ordering  goods  from  America, 
26;  by  individuals,  26;  for  mis¬ 
sion  institutions,  26. 

Ordination  of  missionaries,  15. 

Organization  of  Missions.  See 
Missions. 

Orphan  children  of  missionaries, 
33- 

Other  Bodies:  Missionaries  from, 
15;  Friendly  relations  with 
(comity),  35. 

Outfit:  allowance  for,  18;  surgical, 
20;  return  of,  15,  20;  directions 
for  packing,  etc.,  18;  reserve 
part  for  use  on  the  field,  19 ;  to 
be  provided  by  family  or  friends 
if  possible,  19. 


Outside  employment  of  mission¬ 
aries,  24. 

P. 

Packing  of  Goods :  See  Outfit. 

Passage :  expenses  paid  by  direct 
route,  20;  deviation  from,  at 
cost  of  missionary,  20;  port  of 
embarkation,  21. 

Pensions :  not  granted,  32. 

Personal  correspondence,  23. 

Personal  interview  with  Executive 
Committee:  required,  14;  may 
be  waived,  14. 

Property,  Mission :  consent  of 
Board  to  purchase  or  lease,  nec¬ 
essary,  39 ;  title  to,  how  held,  39 ; 
not  to  be  sold  or  surrendered 
without  permission,  39. 

Publication :  writing  for,  43. 

Purchase  of  Goods :  See  Order¬ 
ing  of  Goods. 

Q. 

Qualifications  of  Missionaries : 
general,  8;  special,  9. 

0 

R. 

Recall  or  Dismiss,  Right  to :  on 
part  of  Executive  Committee,  27. 

Reduction  of  Estimates :  Woman’s 
Board  will  share,  7. 

Refit  allowance,  31.  , 

Relation  to  Governments,  35. 

Remittances  to  Missionaries,  26. 

Remunerative  employments,  24. 

Reports :  Annual,  of  Mission,  42 ; 
of  Mission  Treasurer,  41;  fron 
schools,  hospitals,  etc.,  41. 

Retirement  from  service,  31. 

Return  of  Missionaries :  to  this 


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country.  See  Furloughs;  for 
special  reasons,  28;  to  the  field, 
30. 

Right  of  Appeal :  See  Appeals. 

Rules,  of  Missions :  must  conform 
to  the'  Manual,  34;  copies  to  be 
sent  to  the  Board,  35. 

S. 

Salaries,  22. 

Self-supporting  missionaries :  sub¬ 
ject  to  same  rules  as  others,  26. 

Shipping  of  goods :  See  Outfit ; 
for  missionaries  in  the  field,  26. 

Single  women:  Applications  from, 
13;  qualifications  of,  10;  salary, 
22. 

Special  Appropriations,  39. 

Special  causes  for  return  to  Amer 
ica,  28. 

Special  grant  to  medical  mission 
aries,  20;  for  children,  on  appli¬ 
cation,  33. 

T. 

Term  of  Service:  ordinarily  foi 


life,  15 ;  special  contracts  for 
limited  term,  15 ;  before  or  be¬ 
tween  furloughs,  28. 

Testimonials,  12. 

Time  for  making  application  foi 
appointment,  12. 

Treasurer,  Mission:  See  Mission 
Treasurer. 

Trust  Funds:  not  to  be  accepted 
by  Mission  Treasurer,  42. 

V. 

Vacations  on  the  Field,  27. 

Valuation  of  goods  for  shipment, 
18. 

Voting  powers :  of  Missionaries 
and  Associate  Missionaries,  34. 

W. 

Widows  of  Missionaries,  32. 

Wives,  actual  or  intended:  Appli 
cations  of,  12. 

Woman’s  Board :  Organization 
and  Incorporation,  -  4 ;  relations 
with  Synod’s  Board,,  6. 


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